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Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 2000 Reales Vellón Serie E Issued Note No. 00286 (Pick S455)

A genuinely rare issued 2000 reales vellón banknote of the Banco de Zaragoza, dated Zaragoza, 14 May 1857, Serie E, serial number 00286. Catalogued as Pick S455, this denomination represents the upper tier of the bank’s circulating emissions and belongs to a class of notes that were produced in limited quantities and almost entirely redeemed and destroyed. Read more →

Spain 1857 - Banco de Zaragoza 2000 Reales Vellón Serie E Issued Consecutive Pair No. 00031–00032 (Pick S455)

An exceptional issued consecutive pair of 2000 reales vellón banknotes from the Banco de Zaragoza, dated Zaragoza, 14 May 1857, Serie E, serial numbers 00031 and 00032. Catalogued as Pick S455, this pair represents one of the earliest surviving serial groupings of the highest denomination issued by the bank and illustrates the original form in which such notes were placed into circulation. Read more →

Macau 1937 - Foo Hang Bank 10 Patacas Archival Printer Proof Compound Sheet (Pick S105)

As shown, the front of the sheet displays the obverse proof printed in blue, consisting of the formal obligation text with all issuance fields left blank. The absence of serial numbers, signatures, and date execution confirms that this impression functioned as a reference proof, recording the approved legal wording and layout of the monetary promise before any circulation process. Such forms were retained to document authorization and design integrity rather than to serve as negotiable instruments. Read more →

China 1945 - Soviet Red Army Headquarters 100 Yuan Issued Note, Revalidated 1946 (Pick M36)

The obverse displays a dense engraved composition centered on the vertical denomination inscription, framed by elaborate scrollwork and repeated corner numerals. Serial numbers appear at the upper left and right, confirming standard issuance rather than experimental or proof status. The design emphasizes legibility, authority, and anti-counterfeiting complexity, consistent with emergency currency intended for immediate circulation under unstable political and economic conditions. Read more →

New Caledonia 1871 - French Treasury Second of Exchange for 2,000 Francs (Service des Colonies)

Bills of exchange of this type were not generic issues but transaction-specific payment orders. Each example corresponded to an individual treasury authorization, defined by its date, serial number, signatories, designated colony, and amount. Differences in year, colony, or signatures therefore represent distinct fiscal transactions rather than variants or duplicates of a single issue. Read more →

Poland 1994 - Narodowy Bank Polski Complete Five-Denomination Series WZÓR Number 010 Specimen Set

A complete five-denomination WZÓR specimen set from the 1994 Polish banknote series, comprising 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 Zlotych. All five notes bear the same very low official specimen number, WZÓR No. 010, together with serial number AA0000000. Read more →

Poland 1994 - 10 Zlotych, Narodowy Bank Polski WZÓR Specimen Number 010 (Pick 173s)

A WZOR specimen banknote of the 10 Zlotych denomination from the 1994 Polish banknote series, prepared for the National Bank of Poland. The note bears serial number AA0000000 and the very low Polish specimen designation WZOR No. 010. Read more →

Poland 1994 - 20 Zlotych, Narodowy Bank Polski WZÓR Specimen Number 010 (Pick 174s)

A WZÓR specimen banknote of the 20 Zlotych denomination from the 1994 Polish banknote series, prepared for the National Bank of Poland. The note bears serial number AA0000000 and the very low Polish specimen designation WZÓR No. 010. Read more →

Poland 1994 - 50 Zlotych, Narodowy Bank Polski WZÓR Specimen Number 010 (Pick 175s)

A WZÓR specimen banknote of the 50 Zlotych denomination from the 1994 Polish banknote series, prepared for the National Bank of Poland. The note bears serial number AA0000000 and the very low Polish specimen designation WZÓR No. 010. Read more →

Poland 1994 - 100 Zlotych, Narodowy Bank Polski WZÓR Specimen Number 010 (Pick 176s)

A WZÓR specimen banknote of the 100 Zlotych denomination from the 1994 Polish banknote series, prepared for the National Bank of Poland. The note bears serial number AA0000000 and the very low Polish specimen designation WZÓR No. 010. Read more →

Poland 1994 - 200 Zlotych, Narodowy Bank Polski WZÓR Specimen Number 010 (Pick 177s)

A WZÓR specimen banknote of the 200 Zlotych denomination from the 1994 Polish banknote series, prepared for the National Bank of Poland. The note bears serial number AA0000000 and the very low Polish specimen designation WZÓR No. 010. Read more →

Portugal 1799 - Real Erario 20000 Reis Apólice, Original Issue, No Overprint, Lisboa No. 37723

The face displays a fully engraved ornamental border and a frieze of oval vignettes along the upper margin, incorporating emblematic and allegorical imagery typical of late eighteenth-century Portuguese state paper. At the center of the upper panel is a blind embossed pressure seal, an official authentication device applied without ink. The printed place and year read Lisboa 1799, and the denomination appears in period form as 20$000 reis. The printed series letter is R. The handwritten serial number, No. 37723, is executed in red ink and served as a primary control element linking the document to Treasury registers. Read more →